Shield.



F. R. HERTPORD.

SHIELD "21011 FILED JUNE 13, 1910 APPLIOA Patented Jan.24, 1911.

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.' It is the object of this invention to con-" struct a combined wind and rain shield which may be readily attached or removed relation to the direction of travel, so'that the pressure of the contacting air will be directed upward over the drivers head. A fixed inclined wind shield possessing 'thesequalities usually. forms an obstruction to the drivers entering or leaving the automobile and it is a further. object of thisinvent-ion to.

so construct this shield that it may be readily moved out of the way in entering or leaving the automobile and will assume its normal osition-thereafter.

It is all construct the shield that when the automo bile ,is provided with a cover and the. cover raised, the shield may be Secured in an upright position by attaching 'the under side to the top of the cover and thereby provid'-' ing a rain shield. p g It is still further'object of the invention to so connect the shield to the automobile that when it is desired to positively'remove the shield from in front of the driver -it may be folded down over in front of the 'hood.

. 5 are therefore a cause of inconvenience- .to the 4 is illustrated in the accompanying sheets or.

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from the dashboard of an automobile, and in in the'top thereof' to' prevent obstruction. its normal positionit will be in an inclined so the'object o-fthis invention to so Windshields which are rigidlyccarried) upon the dashboard and slope rearwa'rdly. to a point above the steering'wheel .form an. obstruction. to the freeen'try or leaving, and

driver. When the. automobilelisprovided witha top and the top is raised, theincon ,venien'ce is greatly -increased as the v usual. siliesupports extending-to the front of the top necessitate a .person entering the ifront: seat' to squeeze in between the-suppprts and a" 1 is" a wiew" side elevation of an automobile m which this inventionhasbeen sition of. the

applied ,fshowing the normal.

shield in, full .lmes,-andin otted lines in upright positionwhen the top is raised and also the".position 'asumed when foldedfor- .ward over the hood. Fig. 2 is'af-viewin front elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 1, illustrating the shield .nbrnialf position.

The shield comprises a frame im i 'aciwor other suitable materialhaving windo s 3 ering 2 preferably made of leather, rubier ofcelluloid orsome transparent-subsist the. driversLvision. This cove stretched over/a rectangular frame 1., metal preferably'in-the-form of a be at an angle at-each of the 'upper-oomers-and converging toward. the bottom withzathe lower extremities ipivoteditofithei front of the dashboard. seen inllkTlinesfins-Fig.

1, each. side of the frame jcur ved,

the top 5 being curved upw'a outwardly, while-the bottom 16 g curved downwardly and inwardly. The; 'ttom is pivoted by a hinge .-7 to. the jrnnt.of;thdashboard 8a short distance thejtop, so that the sides of the'frafliea'esting upon the top of the dashboard yvill retamI-the shield in the normal positionwiththe top. in

proximity m; but notincntactfwithftbfa steering wheel 9 The rearwardlinclinat i'om of the main body 1010f theishield" will-ideflect the air encountered in. an upwardgdirection-and the upward and outward curved portion 5 willrjcause the air-so directefdfio pass. in' a current abovethe head of the driver. "Ifthe shield were rigidly secured in' this position 'itavould be very inconven dent-.1 for thefrdriver'ro enter or'leave, but as it is'hingedto. the dashboard the'drivermay raise the shieldjwith onehahd as he is eh- I teiing. or leavingwithont any inconvenience tohim. If desired aspringlrnaybe applied at the hinged portion, so that the screen will be .positivelyreturned to the normal posi tion 1 when released.

4 --S.ome. auto1n bile' tops are madewithout I .fftjir'ward side braces .to. the front ef the Y top pupa-ispreferable to retain thesefside braces-to the top 'for .many reasons, and

most-of the automobile tops are supplied with such braces. referring to the raised cover 11 showntted lines upof... Fig. 1, it is obvious that with the wind shield in its normal position it would almost be impossible to enter the car without great inconvenience to the driver,- u nless' the shield were hinged, as shown, and" thereby allow the driver tomove the top of the shield'forward out of his way as he enters or leaves. "When desired the shield may be secured at its top under the front 12 of the cover 11 by straps 13, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, to provide a rain shield. When speeding or when it is not desired to use the shield it may be folded forward its hinges and will lie over the hood.- From its shape and curved top the pressure of the contacting air will hold it in this position. The sides of the shield may be provided with straps 14 for the purpose of attaching a side cover 15. thereto, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

When the autiimobile is provided with a straight dashboard it is only necessary to secure the stationary part of the hinge to the front of the dashboard in the proper position, and the shield may be attached or detached at will. By the shape of the side members of the frame the shield will normally be supported in the inclined position by the engagement of the side members with the top of the dashboard. It is therefore seen that it is not necessary in such a case to secure additional parts to the dashboard in applying this shield. Where the top of the dashboard curves inwardly the same result may be accomplished by placing the hinges lower down upon the dashboard, or, if desired, a small stationary bracket may be secured at each side on the front of the ,curved dashboard to form a continuation of the verticalpart thereof for engagement with the side members of the shield frame.

What I claim is 1. A shield for automobiles having a Wind deflecting surface and rigid side members hinged at their lower extremities to the front of the dashboard and having a shoulder above the pivotal point to engage the top of the dashboard to normally support the shield in a rearwardly inclined position, the body of said shield adapted to be moved forward out of the way in entering'and leaving the front seat. a

2. A combined Wind and rain shield for automobiles provided with a cover, said shield having a wind deflecting surface, side members hinged at their lower extremities to the front part of the dashboard and curved above the pivotal pointto engage the top of the dashboard to normally support the shield in a rearwardly inclined position, and means upon the top of the shield to secure the same to the top of the raised cover.

llIATTIE J. Hones,- CARRIE REDEKER. 

